How To Install libdecoration0 on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0 on Kali Linux.

What is libdecoration0

libdecoration0 is:

The window decoration library is responsible for drawing the window borders and title bar of windows managed by Compiz. It is used by window decorators like gtk-window-decorator.

There are three methods to install libdecoration0 on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libdecoration0 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libdecoration0

Install libdecoration0 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libdecoration0

Install libdecoration0 Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libdecoration0 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libdecoration0

How To Uninstall libdecoration0 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libdecoration0 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libdecoration0

Uninstall libdecoration0 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libdecoration0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libdecoration0

Remove libdecoration0 Configurations and Data

To remove libdecoration0 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libdecoration0

Remove libdecoration0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libdecoration0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libdecoration0

Dependencies

libdecoration0 have the following dependencies:

• libc6
• libx11-6
• libxrender1

References

• libdecoration0 website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libdecoration0 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.